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Join ConEdison Solutions, DN Tanks, Haynes and Boone, LLP and Energy Manager Today for an energy management webinar on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST. Today’s energy managers have the opportunity to maximize the value of their energy investments by developing comprehensive and integrated energy management strategies. This exclusive webinar will …Continue Reading
Canadian telecommunications company Telus is building a $750-million residential and commercial complex in downtown Vancouver, BC, and is going to heat and cool the new Telus Garden development with waste heat from its own nearby data center. The Telus Garden development is comprised of a LEED Platinum 24-story office tower, a LEED Gold 53-story residential …Continue Reading
Lebanon-based Energy Efficiency Group (EEG) has completed an energy audit for the Four Seasons George V in Paris. If all of EEG’s recommendations are implemented, the energy savings could top $561,000 annually. This was EEG’s first audit in France, and was a result of EEG’s successful audits for the Four Seasons Hotels in Beirut and Marrakech. …Continue Reading
Veolia Energy North America recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commission two new natural gas-fired, rapid-response boilers, which are part of the company’s multi-million-dollar investment in its Philadelphia district energy network to convert it to 100 percent steam. The rapid-response boilers replace an old, oil-fired boiler, increasing the overall efficiency of steam service in the …Continue Reading
Ameresco has started work on an energy savings performance contract for Austin Energy’s Domain District Cooling Plant. The $5.2 million budget-neutral project includes the installation of a new chilled water storage system that will help reduce the plant’s peak electricity usage by shifting the chilled water load and associated electric consumption from on-peak to off-peak …Continue Reading
U-Haul has selected Detroit Thermal (DT) to reestablish steam heating services to its new moving and self-storage facility in Detroit. U-Haul purchased the 280,000-square-feet National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) Building (pictured) in June, and has been refurbishing the seven-story facility, slated to open in early 2013. Related items NRG Energy Helps Net-Zero SF 49er Stadium Achieve …Continue Reading
Detroit Thermal, owner and operator of the district energy steam system throughout the greater downtown Detroit area, is supplying hot water heaters for Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions. Related items Puerto Rico Treatment Plants Save $2.7 Million Annually in Energy Costs DPR Makes Its Arizona Office Net-Zero Quebec Natatorium Uses Geothermal, Reduced Refrigerant …Continue Reading
Cofely District Energy has won a 25-year contract to operate the Coventry City Council’s heat network, and a new report says district heating must play a “massive role” if the UK is to reach its carbon reduction and energy targets. Cofely will operate Heatline, buying heat from a waste-to-energy plant and transporting it via a …Continue Reading
Older cities face significant obstacles in installing district energy and combined heat and power systems, according to a new report. Meanwhile Vancouver, BC moves forward with its plans to expand district heating. New Energy for Older Cities: District Energy, Combined Heat and Power, and the Northeast-Midwest Region’s Older Industrial Cities, a report by the Northeast/Midwest …Continue Reading
